Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0Below 99% of UK towns: 1.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
Christians make up 60% of residents, against 46% across England’s towns. At 34%, the share of households in terraced houses is higher than in 89% of UK towns. 2,141 residents in 965 households: that is Springwell at the 2021 Census. The share of households in flats stands at 3.9%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 81% of UK towns, at 8.8%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 24%, against 18% across England’s towns. On top of that, with a median age of 46.7, Springwell is older than nearly two thirds of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Springwell sits below 96% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (6.1%)
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
The share of full-time students trails two thirds of UK towns: 4.5%. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across England’s towns.
Households with dependent children make up 25% in Springwell, less than in 73% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Tyne and Wear’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
In Springwell the average household is 2.2 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. The census found that 30% of households are one person living alone in the village. The benchmark for households with dependent children across England’s towns: 29%.
Households without a car or van: 19%, a higher share than 67% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
There is little gap on households in detached houses: 21%, about the same as across England’s towns. Households without a car or van: 24% across England’s towns, for comparison.
2.5% born outside the UK, fewer than in 96% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1%) or in Africa (0.6%). At 99%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 87% of UK towns. The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 18% across England’s towns.
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 92% of UK towns: 96%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 96% of Springwell · Tyne and Wear’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 36% here and 37% across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (1.3%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and African (0.3%).
Above 66% of UK towns: 50% of adults are married or in a civil partnership
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Nearly a third of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, against 39% across England’s towns. At 10%, the share of unpaid carers is higher than in nearly two thirds of UK towns. Set beside that, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 31%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 31% of its adults qualified to degree level, Springwell compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 16% hold no qualification (18%).
The towns around Springwell are all younger
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwell | 2,141 | — | 46.7 | 24% | 25% |
| Birtley | 13,840 | 1.7 mi | 42.4 | 20% | 29% |
| Washington | 51,318 | 1.7 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 27% |
| Gateshead | 115,278 | 2.2 mi | 40.5 | 18% | 25% |
| Kibblesworth | 1,500 | 2.8 mi | 41.5 | 20% | 31% |
| Urpeth | 2,048 | 3.2 mi | 46.5 | 19% | 25% |
| Pelton and Ouston | 7,305 | 3.5 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 25% |
| Hebburn | 21,341 | 4 mi | 39.5 | 17% | 29% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Tyne and Wear’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Tyne and Wear (or England), summed the same way as Springwell’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Springwell’s residents
What is the population of Springwell?
The 2021 Census counted 2,141 people in Springwell’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Springwell?
The median age was 46.7 at the 2021 Census. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Springwell?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Tyne and Wear’s towns. 2.5% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Springwell?
36% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 3.7% didn’t answer.
Is Springwell good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Springwell’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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